REMBAU - Eighty per cent of the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama (SMKA) Dato Haji Abu Hassan Haji Sail hostel building in Pedas, here, was destroyed in a fire on Sunday.
Rembau fire and rescue station chief Mohd Izwan Md Said said they received a distress call at 1.18pm and arrived at the scene three minutes later.
"The fire involved the male hostel building on the third floor which has 10 rooms, measuring 12 x 60 sq ft.
"The building was 80 per cent damaged but no casualties were reported as the rooms were vacant at the time of the incident,” he told Sinar Harian.
He said apart from the Rembau fire and rescue team, the operation to put out the fire was also assisted by personnel from the Kota and Senawang fire stations.
"The fire was completely put out at 3.51pm. The cause of the fire is still being investigated,” he said.
Meanwhile, it was understood that parents who were sending their children to the hostel were asked to go back home following the incident.